Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough?

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1 Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough? Wide Format Series Elli Cloots Senior Product Marketing Manager Fiery Wide Format John Nate Educational Architect and Trainer Fiery Wide Format

2 Working smarter Tips & techniques For new and longtime Fiery XF users 4 areas Automation Usability Color Integration 2

3 After this webinar, you will be able to Simplify your system by using Presets and Workspaces Utilize more of your available color by using the Dynamic Rendering Intent Improve process monitoring with the Dynamic Wedge Control user access using Hotfolders and the Fiery Unidriver Understand the value of IP connectivity Let s take a poll first... 3

4 Four areas to simplify your life: Automation Usability Color Integration 4

5 Automation Making your RIP do its own work 5

6 Levels of automation and control Full Client + Presets Client + Workspaces + Presets Presets Unidriver Hotfolders 6

7 Hotfolders Gives untrained users access to your RIP Minimizes unnecessary staff interaction Local or remote folder No support for mapped drives 7

8 Hotfolders Select folder Deactivate input side of workflow 8

9 The Unidriver Gives staff access to a limited set of RIP features Usability between Hotfolders and full Fiery Client 9

10 Unidriver Access to specific workflows and often used options 10

11 Unidriver Also access to certain Presets 11

12 Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough? Questions? Please use the Q & A Window 12

13 Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough? Poll results 13

14 Usability Using Presets and Workspaces 14

15 Presets Quick access to commonly used settings 15

16 Building Presets Watch for the Preset marker and click on it to access Preset options 16

17 Building Presets Name and save your Preset After selecting desired settings, select Save as Preset Selected Presets are displayed in the pane title bars 17

18 Workspaces Customizing the interface for efficiency and error prevention 18

19 Building Workspaces Available in Job Explorer and System Manager 19

20 Building Workspaces Select Workspace Manager 20

21 Building Workspaces 1) Select New 2) Give your Workspace a name 3) Select your options 4) Select Apply 21

22 Using Workspaces User can select desired Workspace 22

23 Using Workspaces Administrator can select which Workspaces each user has access to 23

24 Using Workspaces Full Tony 24

25 Color Minimizing trial-and-error 25

26 Calibration, profiling, and color optimization For additional information: Past World of Fiery Webinars (Google: wide format world of fiery) Color Management Fundamentals Linearization in Fiery proserver and Fiery XF Profiling and Optimization in Fiery proserver and Fiery XF Help.efi.com Printer Linearization Advanced Linearization Guide 26

27 Good linearization Full ink usage and full device gamut 27

28 Poor linearization Ink reduction but loss of gamut 28

29 Dynamic Rendering Intent Preserves maximum image gamut while minimizing the danger of gamut clipping Automatically selects between 2 rendering intents: Perceptual Relative colorimetric (without BPC) 29

30 Rendering intent Larger Gamut Color Management Fundamentals Smaller Gamut In-Gamut Colors Out-Of-Gamut Colors 30

31 Several colors out-of-gamut

32 Perceptual correct choice

33 Colorimetric incorrect choice

34 All colors in-gamut

35 Colorimetric correct choice

36 Perceptual incorrect choice

37 Dynamic rendering intent Rendering intent automatically selected based upon gamut of image compared to media gamut 37

38 The Dynamic Wedge Exclusive to Fiery proserver and Fiery XF 38

39 The Dynamic Wedge Standard Wedge Dynamic Wedge Process Colors Spot Colors Process and Spot Colors 39

40 The Dynamic Wedge Dynamic Wedge 40

41 Integration Improving device communication 41

42 IP Printing for EFI Printers What is it and why do I need it? 42

43 IP printing for (some) EFI printers Enables: Fiery Navigator MIS integration Digital StoreFront integration Future benefits 43

44 IP printing for EFI printers Eliminates manual file import Reduced error Use of Workspaces Reduced operator workload Standardize repetitive tasks Consistent results 44

45 IP printing for EFI printers Optimize printer workload Communicate real-time job status Track job consumption data Ink, media usage, printing time 45

46 IP printing for EFI printers Printer VUTEk GS-Series (GS2000 or 3250) VUTEk LX3 Pro series VUTEk H2000 Pro VUTEk HS Series (100, 125 and HSr Pro) VUTEk QS2 Pro and VUTEk QS3 Pro Wide Format H1625 series Wide Format R

47 IP printing status Submitting The job is being transferred from Fiery to the printer station Submitted Job is on the VUTEk print station and starts to build preview Waiting Printing A full job preview can be viewed at the printer station and waiting in the print queue Job is being printed at this very moment Printed Printing is finished 47

48 Fiery Integration Advanced production automation Optimize with cost and production status tracking Automate job submission & basic production 48

49 Fiery Navigator Cloud-based system and job data analysis 49

50 Fiery Navigator & wide format printers New icon in Fiery XF Client will launch Fiery Navigator 50

51 Fiery Navigator & wide format printers Monitor device status and statistics from any supported web browser 51

52 Fiery Wide Format Support resources EFI Smart Support knowledge base Fiery XF Documentation

53 We learned Use IP connectivity to enhance EFI printer connectivity Use Presets and Workspaces to simplify your system The Dynamic Rendering Intent automatically uses available gamut while preventing image banding The Dynamic Wedge allows you to monitor spot color accuracy as well as colors actually in the image Use Hotfolders and the Unidriver to control user access 53

54 Session resources X-Rite s Complete Guide to Color Management help.efi.com/fieryxf IP Printing 54

55 Recorded World of Fiery sessions Don t forget the existing Wide Format sessions - view here 55

56 Additional World of Fiery sessions March 8 - Color Process Control and Verification in Fiery proserver and Fiery XF May 3 - Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough? September 13 - Getting Your Gray Balance in Check with G7 EFI webinar calendar Have your say on the next sessions 56

57 Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough? Questions? 57

58 Is Your RIP Working Hard Enough? Thank you! 58